Orlen to decide on Olefins project by December, says CEO
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WARSAW, Aug 22 (Reuters) -Polish refiner Orlen PKN.WA will make a decision on the future of its Olefins petrochemicals project by December at the latest, its chief executive said on Thursday.
The project was initiated by Orlen's former management with an initial cost estimate of 8.3 billion zloty ($2.2 billion), which has since soared to 25 billion zloty, Chief Executive Ireneusz Fafara told a press conference, adding that the size of the project has been scaled down and initial efficiency estimates have been reduced.
"This project is a trap for the board and the entire Polish economy - we can close it and pay the penalties, we can optimise it or continue it," Fafara told reporters. "We will make a decision no later than before the publication of our strategy, which we plan in December.
Fafara said that petrochemicals projects of similar size have not been built in Europe for years because of high energy prices and that the company has hired an external adviser to help with the company's decision on the future of Olefins.
The industry is grappling with the most difficult period for a few decades, Orlen finance chief Magdalena Bartos told the same news briefing.
($1 = 3.8436 zlotys)
Reporting by Marek Strzelecki
Writing by Alan Charlish
Editing by David Goodman
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